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W. P. FOLMER.

POCKET LAMP.

I Patented'June 23, 1891.

' UNITED STATES PATENT"OFFIGE.

IVILLIAM F. FOLMER, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE FOLMER &SCHWING MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

POCKET LAM P.

SPECIFICATION forming' part Of Letters Patent No. 454,642, dated June23, 1891.

Application filed May 15, 1890. Serial No. 351,856. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. FOLMER, of New York, in the county andState of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inPocket-Lamps, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my improvement is to provide a lamp which may beconvenientlycarried in the pocket and readily lighted.

I will describe a lamp embodying my improvement, and then point out thenovel features in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front View of a lampembodying my improvement with the front lids broken 0%. Fig. 2 is a viewof the inside of the inner front lid. Fig. 3 is aview of the inside ofthe outer front lid. Fig. 4 is a transverse sec- 'tion of the lamp. Fig.5 is a transverse section through the inner lid at the plane of thedotted line 00 :0, Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a sectional top viewofthe body ofthe case of the lamp.

Fig. 7 is a side view of one of a number of hooks employed to secure inplace pieces of material provided with an igniting substance. Fig. 8 isa transverse section taken at the plane of the dotted line y 3 Fig. 4.Fig. 9 is a portion of a ring having embossments and igniting substancethereon.

All the views are made on an enlarged scale.

Similar letters of referencedesignate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

A designates the case of the lamp. It may be made of any desired numberof parts. If desired, it may be made in precisely the same manner as anordinary watcli-case nainely, of a body made in the form of a ring withlids hinged to opposite sides. Perhaps it will be preferable to form oneside integral with what would be the body portion in a watch-- oil andwill be filled with cotton or similar material to keep the oil frommoving about.

It is shown as made of cylindric form and as resting against that sideof the case which is opposite the lids A A It may be secured by solderor otherwise. This reservoir may be advantageously made of sheet metal:Ithas a filling-mouth b, which is shown as made in the form of ascrew-plug, so that it may readily be removed and replaced. 1

A wick-tube 1) extends from the reservoir. Preferably this wick-tubeconsists of a portion extending outside the reservoir obliquely towardthe lids A A and another portion extending obliquely into the reservoir.The 6 5 advantage of extending that portion which is outside of thereservoir obliquely arises from the fact that thus any tendency of theinner lid A to force the wick down in the wicktube as saidlid closes isobviated. Prefer- 7o ably the wick-tube will extend through that portionof the reservoir which is near the stem A of the lamp-case. Around theouter extremity of the wick-tube I preferably arrange a flaring collar bfor the purpose of catching any oil which may run over from the tip ofthe wick. That portion of the wicktube which is surrounded by thiscollar will preferably be perforated, so that any oil caught by thecollar may run back into the wick.

The lid A has an opening a opposite the outer end of the wick-tube. Thewick is free to protrude through this opening, and the flash resultingfrom the explosion of igniting 8 substance which is employed in the lampmay pass through this 'opening to the wick. Opposite this opening thelid A is preferably provided with a pad or cushion afgmade' of or facedwith asbestus, so that when said lid is closed the flame will beextinguished. The lid A may be formed to constitute a reflector, or maybe provided with a reflector or lens for the better utilization of thelight produced by the lamp. I have shown a reflector 5 a attached to it.This reflector may be made of any suitable material-as, for instance,polished metal.

Having now given a general description of the parts whereby the light isproduced, I Ice will now describe certain other features which providefor igniting the lamp without the use of a match.

- designates a number of pieces of paper of like material made in theform of rings and provided with pellets or small portions a of anysuitable igniting substance. Each of the rings preferably has twocircular rows of these pellets or portions of igniting substance. Itwill be advantageous to provide circular embossments concentric with theedges of the rings and to arrange the pellets or portions of ignitingsubstance upon the same. These rings are arranged one against another,so that the lamp may be supplied with a number of them at one time, andas each becomes used up it may be readily removed.

In the lamp-case is a scratcher for effecting the ignition of theigniting material. In the present example of my improvement thescratcher is stationary, excepting only that it is capable of a certainadjustment, which will be more fully explained hereinafter, and therings are rotated to subject the pellets or portions of ignitingsubstance to the action of the scratcher. The rings 0 are carried by arotary wheel D, which in the present instance is a crown-wheel. Thiswheel may be made of sheet metal. It will be made of as large a size aspossible to be contained by the watchcase, and the rings 0 will beaccommodated between it and the circumference of the reservolr. wheel inposition will be to form a rabbet b in the bottom or back of thereservoir and to extend the inner edge of the disk-like portion of thecrownwheel into this rabbet. Provision is afiorded for imparting arotary movement to this crown-wheel by means of a' gear-wheel E, mountedon a spindle F, ex-.

tendingthrough the stem A and provided at the outer extremity with ahandpiece F. In order that there may be a longitudinal movement of thisspindle for the purpose of unfastening the outer cover A in a mannercommon in watch-cases, the gear-wheel E is somewhat elongated, so that,notwithstanding such movement of the spindle, it will remain in gearwiththe crown-wheel.

The rings 0 are provided at intervals with slots 0, and through theseextend rods d, which at one end are fastened to the disklike portion ofthe crown-wheel and at the outer end are provided with hook-likeprojections d. The slots 0 of the rings 0 and their elongation is in thedirection of the circumference of the rings. jections at the outerextremities of therods 01 extend in the same direction as the slots 0are elongated. Owing to this the rings may springs for forcing themupward against the hook-like projections of the rods d. Springs Aconvenient way of securing this The hook-like pro d may advantageouslybe coiled around the rods (Z for this purpose to bear at one end againstthe disk-like portion of the crownwheel and at the other end to push therings C outward. Preferably a ring-shaped platform G will be usedbeneath the rings 0, and in such case the springs (Z will bear againstthe back of this platform.

It will be readily understood that after the pellets or portions ofigniting substance of the outer ring shall have been used this ring maybe readily detached by givingit a slight rotary movement to disengage itfrom the hook-like projections of the rods d, and that thereupon thenext ring will be pressed forward into the place previously occupied bythe one removed. As the crown-wheel is rotated the rings 0 will ofcourse be similarly rotated, inasmuch as they are carried by it. Thisrotary movement brings the pellets or portions of igniting substance ofthe outer ring into contact with the scratcher, which is aflixed to thelid A. S designates this scratcher. In the present instance it is madeof a rod of thin metal, pivotally connected to the inner side of the lidA by meansof a screw or rivet .9. At its free extremity it is providedwith a number of prongs, which will act upon the pellets or portions ofigniting substance on the outer ring 0. This scratcher is pivoted inplace so that it may oscillate into apositionto act upon either of thetwo through the slot in the lid A, affords provision for adjusting thescratcher into either of the two positions which it is intended toassume for this purpose. When adjusted into either of its positions, itwill fall into one of two notches which are provided in aretaining-piece .9 that is fastened to the inner side of the lid A. Thescratcher being resilient is free to yield to pass from one of thesenotches into the other.

The lid A will preferably be opened by'a spring. I have shown aspring Hextending around the interior of the-body of the watchcase and having atone end a projectionh for bearing against the lid A and at the other enda projection h for engaging an opposite portion ofthe lid A to fastenit. The end portion which has the projection 71/ formed upon it isintended to engage with a circumferential groove in the spindle For witha shell otherwise provided on said spindle, so that when said spindle ispressed inward the projection 71. will be disengaged from the lid A andthe spring H will then open the lid. The spring H may be simply held inplace by its own resilience, pressing against the interior of the bodyof the case.

Preferably I combine with the stem A and spindle F a ratchet and pawlforprecluding IIO fastened to the inner side of the hand-piece F of thespindle and bearing against the ratchet of the stem. It might be veryobjectionable to have the spindle turn the wrong way, because it wouldbe liable to disarrange the scratcher and also to cause a disengagementof the rings from the rods.

To ignite the lamp the outer lid A is opened and the spindle is rotatedto produce a relative movement between the outermost ring 0 and thescratcher for the purpose of causing an ignition of one of the pelletswith which the ring is provided. The flash of fire produced by thelighting of this igniting substance will set fire to the wick. The lampmay then be burned as long as may be desired. To extinguish it, it isonly necessary to shut the outer lid. Obviously the proper action of thescratcher would be insured by projecting the pellets of ignitingsubstance upward, and because of this I preferably provide each of therin s 0 with circular embossments 0 and arrange the pellets of ignitingsubstance upon such embossments.

It will be seen that by my improvement I provide a very simple andcompact lamp of convenient form for the pocket and of very attractiveappearance.

WVhatI claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. A lamp having in combination a case, a circular reservoir within thecase, a lid above the reservoir, a scratcher on said lid, and a ring ofmaterial surrounding the reservoir and having igniting substance thereonarranged to contactwith the scratcher, substantially as specified.

2. A lamp having in combination a circular case, a circular reservoirfrom which a wick extends, a scratcher arranged adjacent to the extendedportion of the wick, rings of material surrounding the reservoir andhaving igniting material thereon, and a platform movable to impel saidrings outward, substantially as specified.

3. A lamp having in combination a circular case, a circular reservoirprovided with a wick-tube protruding from it eccentric to the center ofthe reservoir, a scratcher arranged adjacent to the wick-tube, a ring orrings of material surrounding the reservoir and having ignitingsubstance thereon, and means for rotating said ring or rings around thereservoir, substantially as specified.

4. A lamp having in combination a circular case, a circular reservoir,an inner lid provided with a hole through which the wick may burn, anouter lid constructed to cover said innerlid and close the lamp-case, anadjustable scratcher, and a piece of material provided with concentriccircles of igniting substance, the scratcherbeing attached to the innerlid and the circles of material to the body, and mechanism whereby arelative movement may be produced between them for effecting theignition of the wick, substantially as specified.

5. A lamp having in combinationa circular case, a circular reservoir, alid provided with a hole through which the wick may burn, a scratcherattached to this lid, awheel rotating within the case, and a number ofpieces of material arranged one upon another and each provided withigniting substance and carried by said wheel, substantially asspecified.

G. A lamp having in combination a circular case, a circular reservoir, alid provided with a hole through which the wick may burn, a scratcherattached to this lid, a wheel rotating within the case, a piece ofmaterial provided with igniting substance and carried by said wheel, andanother wheel engaging with the first said wheel and havinga spindleprotruding through the case, substantially as specified.

7. Alamp having in combination a circular case, a circular reservoir, alid provided with a hole through which the wick may burn, a scratcherattached-to the inner side of said lid, a rotary wheel within the case,rods attached to said wheel for holding rings of material, one uponanother, provided with igniting substance, and springs for pressing saidmaterial forward, substantially as specified.

8. A lamp having in combination a circular case,a circular reservoir, alid provided with a hole through which the wick may burn, a scratcherattached to the inner side of said lid, a rotary'wheel within the case,rods attached to said wheel for holding rings of material provided withigniting substance, springs for pressing said material forward, and aplatform forward of the springs, substantially as specified.

9. In a lamp, the combination of a reservoir, an adjustable scratcherattached to a,

portion of the case, a rotary wheel within the case, rods cl, attachedto said wheel and having hooked outer extremities, and rings 0, providedwith concentric circles of igniting substance and having slots wherebythey may be engaged with said rods, substantially as specified.

10. In a lamp, the combination of a circular case, a scratcher, and aring of material having circular embossments and pellets of ignitingsubstance arranged upon the same, substantiallyas specified.

11. In a lamp, the combination of a circular case, a scratcher, a ringof material provided with igniting substance, a spindle for rotatingsaid ring, and a ratchet andpawl for preventing the rotation of saidring in the wrong direction, substantially as specified.

WILLIAM F. FOLMER. Witnesses:

O. D. FERGUSON, WM. M. ILIFF.

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